Create White Space between items in bullet list

Questions & Suggestions
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Some times I deal with a bullet list of requirements and I respond to each one with how I can meet the requirements.
Is there a MACRO or can a MACRO be written that will create white space between items in a bullet list to give me space for my responses. so that I don’t have to repeat enter the return/enter key?

I would like the MACRO to be used on any word processor or text editor .

Thanks
David

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This might get you started: the macro [TM] Double Space Lines of Highlighted Text.kmmacros (8.2 KB) from that page will create a single white space between bulleted items; however, it does not work perfectly in all applications (I wrote it for plain text in TextEdit, no thought of other apps, sorry!) There are surely other (better) methods.

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Thank You. I will give it a a try and see what happens.

4

What do you do now manually to create the extra white space between bullets?

If this is consistently repeatable, you can just create a macro that inserts the keystrokes using the "Type a Keystroke" Action.

I'm not sure that this is possible, because different apps treat bullets in different ways.
But what you may be able to do is find a workflow/macro that works with the apps you use most often.
What are your most often used apps where you need this?

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Here is an example Macro that was designed for, and only test in, the TextEdit app.

##example Using TextEdit
###Before Macro

####After Macro
Notification Popup

Whitespace Added

##Macro Library   Add White Space Between Bullets @Example


####DOWNLOAD:
<a class="attachment" href="/uploads/default/original/2X/1/1aeb42c45aa8d5da0645585ad5ab3404b91a9717.kmmacros">Add White Space Between Bullets @Example.kmmacros</a> (4.7 KB)

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###ReleaseNotes

Author.@JMichaelTX

PURPOSE:  Insert white space (blank lines) between bullet lines

HOW TO USE:

1. Open App to document location where you have a bullet list
  * **NOTE:  This has been tested ONLY with TextEdit app.**
  * You may need to adjust for other apps.
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2. Trigger this macro
3. Position the text cursor at the END of the Bullet line where you want to insert the white space
4. Press ⌃↩ to continue the macro
5. Macro inserts blank lines and creates a sub-bullet ready for you to type.

TAGS:  

USER SETTINGS:
  * Any Action in magenta color is designed to be changed by end-user
  * This macro uses Google Search and Google Chrome, but can be easily changed

ACTION COLOR CODES
  * To facilitate the reading, customizing, and maintenance of this macro,
      key Actions are colored as follows:
  * GREEN      -- Key Comments designed to highlight main sections of macro
  * MAGENTA -- Actions designed to be customized by user
  * YELLOW   -- Primary Actions (usually the main purpose of the macro)
  * ORANGE  -- Actions that permanently destroy Varibles or Clipboards

REQUIRES:  
(1)  Keyboard Maestro Ver 7.3+
(2)  Yosemite (10.10.5)+



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